Bachelor Of Computer Application (BCA) - Rgu.ac.in

Assessment Methods, Conduct of Examinations, Eligibility Conditions and Declaration of results Academic performance in various courses i.e. core, discipline electives, generic electives and skill enhancement courses are to be considered as parameters for assessing the achievement of students. All students shall be subjected to the process of continuous evaluation and assessment. A number of appropriate assessment methods will be used to determine the extent to which students demonstrate desired learning outcomes. Marks allocation for Internal Assessment and End Semester Examinations, Question paper pattern, Duration of examination for various courses, Attendance and other eligibility conditions for appearing in the examination, and Declaration of results shall be done in accordance with the relevant provisions as stipulated in the above cited regulation and also the Ordinance(s) of the University. 11

CORE COURSE (CC) & ABILITY ENHANCEMENT COURSES (AEC) 12

SEMESTER I 13

BCA-CC-111 : FUNDAMENTAL OF COMPUTERS AND DIGITAL LOGICS Credit:6(L4–T0–P2) Total Lectures: 120 (Theory – 60; Practical – 60) Course Objectives CO-1. Bridge the fundamental concepts of computers with the present level of knowledge of the students. CO-2. Familiarise operating systems, programming languages, peripheral devices, networking, multimedia and internet CO-3 Understand binary, hexadecimal and octal number systems and their arithmetic. CO-4. Understand how logic circuits and Boolean algebra form as the basics of digital computer. CO-5. Demonstrate the building up of Sequential and combinational logic from basic Gates. LearningOutcomes On completion of this course the students will be able to: Know the characteristics of various digital circuit components. Understand the utilization of components. Design and analyze small signal amplifier circuits. Learn Postulates of Boolean algebra and to minimize combinational functions 5. Design and analyze combinational and sequential circuits 6. Know about the logic families and realization of logic gates. 1. 2. 3. 4. UNIT – I Current trends in Computer System, current hardware and software. Functional units comprising a typical computer configuration: input/output, fixed and removable data storage, internal storage, memory hierarchy, control and arithmetic/logic unit. Operating Systems, Windows, Linux etc. System software, Application software. (10 Lectures) 14

UNIT – II Programming Concept: Flow charts and algorithms. Data communications concepts, transmission media; network concepts such as network types, network topologies and TCP/IP; Hardware essentials for a computer network; Internet, Multimedia, WWW, FTP, E-mail, Web pages. Concept of VPNs, Corporate Networks. Concept of Network security and management. (10 Lectures) UNIT – III Data types and Number systems, Binary number system, Octal & Hexadecimal number system, 1's & 2's complement, Binary Fixed-Point Representation, Arithmetic operation on Binary numbers, Overflow & underflow, Floating Point Representation, Codes, ASCII, EBCDIC codes, Gray code, Exces-3 & BCD, Error detection & correcting codes. (15 Lectures) UNIT – IV Logic Gates, AND, OR, NOT GATES and their Truth tables, NOR, NAND & XOR gates, Boolean Algebra, Basic Boolean Law’s, Demorgan's theorem, MAP Simplification, Minimization techniques, K -Map, Sum of Product & Product of Sum. (10 Lectures) UNIT – V Combinational & Sequential circuits, Half Adder & Full Adder, Full subtractor, Flipflops - RS, D, JK & T Flip-flops, Shift Registers, RAM and ROM, Multiplexer, Demultiplexer, Encoder, Decoder, Idea about Arithmetic Circuits, Program Control, Instruction Sequencing. (15 Lectures) RecommendedBooks 1. ITL Education Solutions Limited,Fundamentals of Computer,First edition,Pearson Education (2010). 2. U K Singh, S Jain, AMaheshwari,Fundamental of Computer Science and Information Technology,1stEdition, SSDN Publication,2012. 3. Thomas Bartee,Digital Computer Fundamentals,McGraw Hill Education,2001. 4. Albert Malvino, Jerald Brown,Digital Computer Electronics, McGraw-Hill Education, 3rd edition,1992. 15

BCA-CC-112 : INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING Credit:6(L4–T0–P2) Total Lectures: 120 (Theory – 60; Practical – 60) CourseObjectives CO-1. Understanding foundation concepts of information and information processing in computer systems: a matter of information, data representation, coding systems. CO-2. Understanding of an algorithm and its definition. CO-3. Understanding of a programming language syntax and its definition by example of C language. CO-4. Knowledge of basic principles of imperative and structural programming CO-5. Ability to write simple programs in C language by using basic control structures (conditional statements, loops, switches, branching, etc.). LearningOutcomes On completion of this course the students will be able to: 1. Understanding foundation concepts of information and information processing in computer systems: a matter of information, data representation, coding systems. 2. Understanding of an algorithm and its definition. 3. Understanding of a programming language syntax and its definition by example of C language. 4. Knowledge of basic principles of imperative and structural programming. 5. Write simple programs in C language by using basic control structures (conditional statements, loops, switches, branching, etc.). 6. Ability to create a programmable model for a problem given. 7. Understanding a function concept and how to deal with function arguments and parameters. 8. Use pointers and pointer arithmetic in the simple cases. Basic knowledge of working witharrays in C language. 16

9. Understanding a defensive programming concept. Ability to handle possible errors during programexecution. 10. Elementary knowledge of programming code style UNIT – I The problem-solving process and strategies; programming paradigms – procedural, structured, object oriented and generic approaches; algorithms; programs (algorithm data structure); data abstraction. (10 Lectures) UNIT – II Basic data types and fundamental programming constructs (control structures); syntax and semantics of a higher-level language; variables, constants, operators, expressions, and assignment. (10 Lectures) UNIT – III functions as building blocks of structured programming; recursions; searching and sorting algorithms. Array data type and use of arrays; character data type and text processing; functional and procedural abstraction; Pointer data type and simple applications of pointers. (15 Lectures) UNIT – IV Principle of modeling (abstraction and decomposition); graphic models for structured programming; problems with structured programming; modular programming and abstract data types. (15 Lectures) UNIT – V Program design and evaluation (module coupling and module strength); problem solving using structured programming - coding, debugging and testing using C. (10 Lectures) RecommendedBooks 1. Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis M. Ritchie,The C Programming Language (ANSI C Version),PHI Learning. 2. Balaguruswamy,Computing Fundamentals and C Programming,McGraw Hill Education. 3. Doris Appleby, Julius J. VandeKopple,Programming Language-Paradigm and Practice,McGraw Hill Education. 4. J.B. Dixit,Mastering C Programs, Laxmi Publications; Reprint edition, 2013. 17

ENG-AE-111 : COMMUNICATIVE ENGLISH Credit:4(L3–T1–P0) CourseObjectives The course aims to train learners to be more effective at communicating successfully in interviews, public speaking, letter writing, report writing, presentations, and inter-personal debates and conversations. The learner also imbibes the fundamentals of communication and the art of persuasive speaking and writing which depends crucially on clarity of thought and contextual understanding expressed through appropriate vocabulary. LearningOutcomes After completion of the course, learners will be able to master the art of persuasive speech and writing, the art of listening, reading, and analysing; spend the bulk of their time in class in practical exercises of reading and writing; develop critical thinking skills; and they will be introduced to established principles of academic reading and writing. Other specific outcomes: Identify deviant use of English both in written and spoken forms Recognize the errors of usage and correct them and write simple sentences without committing errors of spelling and grammar Developing own competence in using the language Understand and appreciate English spoken by others Use language for speaking with confidence in an intelligible and acceptable manner Understand the importance of reading for life and develop an interest for reading Read independently unfamiliar texts with comprehension Understand the importance of writing in academic life and career. UNIT – I Poetry: William Shakespeare – All the World is a stage; William Wordsworth – I wondered lonely as a Cloud; Ralph Waldo Emerson – The Mountain and the Squirrel; Emily Dickinson – Success is Counted Sweetest; Robert Frost Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening; Rabindranath Tagore – Where the Mind is without Fear; A. K. Meherotra – Songs of the Ganga. UNIT – II Short Stories: R.K. Narayan – Lawly Road; Mulk Raj Anand – Barbar’s Trade Union; Somerset Mangham – The Luncheon; Guy De. Maupassant – The Necklace; Anton Chekhov – The Lament; O’ Henry – The Last Leaf; Manoj Das – The Submerged Valley. UNIT – III One-Act Plays and Short Fiction: (a) Norman Mckinnell - The Bishop’s Candle Sticks; Anton Chekov – A Marriage Proposal; Eugene Lonesco – The Lesson; 18

August Strandberg – Miss Jullie; Fritz Karinthy– Refund; (b) Harper Lee – To kill a Mocking Bird, (Or) R. K. Narayan – Vendor of Sweets. UNIT – IV Fundamentals of Grammar: Parts of speech, Articles and Intensifiers, use of tense forms, Use of Infinitives, Conditionals, Adjectives and Adverbs, Prepositions, Making Affirmative, Negative and Interrogative, Making Question Tag. UNIT – V Composition Practice: (a) Comprehension, Précis Writing, Paragraph Writing (150 words), Letter writing – Personal, Official, Demi-official, Business, Public speaking, Soft Skills, Interviews, Preparing Curriculum Vitae, Report (Meetings and Academic) writing; (b) Communication Practice – Introducing yourself, Introducing people to others, Meeting People, Exchanging Greetings, Taking Leave, Answering the Telephone, Asking Someone for Some Purpose, Taking and Leaving Messages, Call for help in emergency. Module Module – 01 Module – 02 Module – 03 Module – 04 Module – 05 Weightage of Marks 20% 20% 20% 20% 20% Theory Practical Practical Exercises The students are required to: 1. know dictionary and its types, mapping a dictionary to locate words, and multiple uses of dictionary/ies 2. know the uses of Thesaurus/Lexicon/Activator/Encyclopaedia 3. know Note making/taking 4. know information transfer exercises 5. know the usage library resources properly 6. know citing references or developing a bibliography 7. Edit a piece of self and peer writing, writing and revising the drafts and preparing the final draft 8. Understand and appreciate the principle of politeness in relation to the speaker/ listener, debating, ex-tempore speeches, and other discourses. Suggested Readings 1. For reading the texts available sources of texts and help of the Web source may be taken. 2. Crystal, David (1985) Rediscover Grammar with David Crystal. Longman. 3. Hewings, M. (1999) Advanced English Grammar. Cambridge University Press. 4. Bakshi, R. N. A course in English Grammar, Orient Longman 5. Krishnaswamy, N. Modern English – A Book of Grammar, Usage and Composition. MacMillan India Ltd. 6. Bailey, Stephen (2003). Academic Writing. London and New York, Routledge. 7. Grellet, F (1981). Developing Reading Skills: A Practical Guide to Reading Skills. New York, CUP 19

8. Hedge, T. (2005). Writing. London, OUP 9. Kumar, S and Pushp Lata (2015). Communication Skills. New Delhi, OUP 10. Lazar, G. (2010). Literature and Language Teaching. Cambridge, CUP 11. Nuttall, C (1996). Teaching Reading Skills in a Foreign Language. London, Macmillan 12. Raman, Meenakshi and Sangeeta Sharma (2011). Technical Communication: Principles and Practice. New Delhi, OUP Note: Students are advised to use latest edition of text books. 20

HIN-AE-111 : ह दिं ी हिक्षण (Hindi Sikshan( Credit:4(L3–T1–P0) CourseObjectives / उद्देश्यः िाष्ट्रीय एवं अन्तििाष्ट्रीय परिप्रेक्ष्य में हहन्दी का महत्तत्तव; मानक हहन्दी औि बोलचाल की हहन्दी में अन्ति; स्वागत भाषण, भाषण, ववषय प्रवततन तथा धन्यवाद ज्ञापन । आलेख िचना: सम्पादक के नाम पत्र, सम्पादकीय लेखन, स्तम्भ लेखन, पत्रपत्रत्रकाओं के ललये - आलेख िचना; आकाशवाणी एवं दिू दशतन हे तु वातात, साक्षात्तकाि एवं परिचचात तैयाि किने की ववधधयााँ । व्यावहारिक लेखन: कायातलयी पत्राचाि; प्रेस ववज्ञप्तत; सूचना ; ज्ञापन; कायतसूची; कायतवत्तृ त; प्रततवेदन; सम्पादन; संक्षेपण; आत्तमववविण तथा ईमेल लेखन-, फेसबुक, ब्लॉग औि ट्वीटि लेखन। सृजनात्मक लेखन: कविता, कहानी, नाटक तथा एकाां की, वनबांध, यात्रािृत का स् िरूप वििेचन । LearningOutcomes / उपलहधिय िं: हहंदी लशक्षण से सम्बप्न्धत इस पत्र में ववद्याथी हहन्दी भाषा के व्यावहारिक स्वरूप तथा प्रयोजनमूलक हहन्दी के क्षेत्र लेखन से जुड़ी बहुववध जानकारियों से परिधचत हुए। हहन्दी भाषा की बढ़ती लोकवप्रयता औि बढ़ते अन्तििाष्ट्रीय महत्तत्तव के सन्दभत में हहन्दी भाषा आ

The main objectives of the Bachelor of Computer Application Programme are to: 1) To develop an understanding and knowledge of the basic theory of Computer Science and Information Technology with good foundation on theory, systems and applications such as algorithms, data structures, data handling, data communication and computation.